{"product_id":"the-new-american-frontier-9798895571361","title":"The New American Frontier: Job Training for the Next Technological Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New American Frontier: Job Training for the Next Technological Age\u003c\/em\u003e is a forward-looking blueprint for job training in the age of AI, from the front lines of technological change New technologies are reshaping the foundations of the US economy, with implications that may ultimately affect nearly every industry. But unlike previous waves of technological changes—when gains mostly accrued to the most educated or most privileged amongst us—this time could be different. In The New American Frontier, Rachel Lipson shows that there is still a real opportunity for good-paying jobs that do not require a four-year degree to build these technologies and maintain them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book tells this story through seven \"frontier\" regions where new technologies have landed first. Each chapter offers a clear-eyed look at which jobs have actually materialized, which training programs and policies are working, and where education and workforce systems have struggled to keep pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom batteries in Michigan to AI data centers in Virginia to small modular nuclear reactors in Idaho, The New American Frontier follows the projects bringing these technologies to life, the next generation of hands-on technical jobs being created, and the educational pathways into these careers. Lipson argues that to make these opportunities real, the country desperately needs renewed attention to community colleges, technical schools, and apprenticeships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe also makes the case for more companies stepping up to help train people, not just hire them. All this means rethinking what we ask of each of educators, employers, and government alike in this next chapter of the American economy. Starting from these places where economic change is already underway, Lipson offers a forward-looking agenda for how our institutions must adapt to support American workers in a new technological era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c!-- Table: eBookery Key Points Matrix --\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; margin: 20px 0; line-height: 1.6; color: #2d3748; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #1a202c; color: #ffffff; text-align: left; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\n      \u003cth style=\"padding: 12px 15px; width: 25%;\"\u003eCore Structural Concept\u003c\/th\u003e\n      \u003cth style=\"padding: 12px 15px; width: 45%;\"\u003eWorkforce \u0026amp; Technology Principle\u003c\/th\u003e\n      \u003cth style=\"padding: 12px 15px; width: 30%;\"\u003eAcademic Target \u0026amp; Application\u003c\/th\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd; 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